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"Every day is like my birthday," says KANYE WEST. But that didn't stop the rapper from marking his milestone 30th b-day with an over-the-top bash June 7—taking over Manhattan's flagship Louis Vuitton store and sipping bottles of Moët & Chandon Nectar Impérial champagne (one had been bedazzled with "Kanye" spelled out in crystals). He even performed a miniconcert for guests like ASHLEE SIMPSON, JAY-Z, DIDDY, RIHANNA and MARIAH CAREY. (What did Carey give as a present? "I was there, wasn't I?" she joked afterward.) Even Kanye's mother, Donda, got in on the fun, dancing onstage to "She Wants to Move" while her son chanted, "Go, Mom! Go, Mom!" into the microphone. Pal BONO couldn't make it, but he still sent along a gift: a "Happy Birthday"-playing bagpiper.

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